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The new galleries at the Fusilier Museum in the Tower of London were formally
opened this week by Field Marshal the Duke of Kent, colonel-in-chief of the
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, almost 50 years after his mother, Princess
Marina, opened the original museum. It follows a big fundraising campaign,
including help from the Heritage Lottery Fund, to find more than three
quarters of a million pounds to support the conservation work and revamped
displays.

The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, which wears the distinctive red-and-white
hackle in its headdress, was formed on St George’s Day (April 23), 1968, as
part of